The Tayabas City Price Coordinating Council Joint Task Force conducted Monthly Monitoring at several establishments and markets in Tayabas City on 12 April 2022. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Quezon, through Negosyo Center Tayabas City, Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO), Philippine National Police (PNP) Tayabas, City Public Market Operations, City Veterinary/Slaughter House, City Agriculture Office, and City Economic Development and Investment Promotions Office were the ones who conducted ad hoc price monitoring activity to compare the price and supply of basic necessities and prime commodities.

The price monitoring task force of Tayabas City’s City Price Coordinating Council (CPCC) visited four random stores in Tayabas as well as the public market. This activity was done on a monthly basis as part of Tayabas City-price council’s initiative Bantay-i to ensure that the prevailing price in the city was compliant with the suggested retail price and would not surpass the price range for each product.

During the monitoring, it was observed that the prices in each store were compliant and stable as compared to last month’s monitoring. The prevailing price of poultry, meat, and chicken is stable. Upon checking, it was justified since some of it was locally sourced.

These report findings will be reported to the City Mayor, as Chair of CPCC, who will be subjected to review and recommendations on the measures needed to ensure that prices of the items will remain stable. ♦

Date of Release: 16 May 2022